Supplementary questions will also be asked. Other Ministers may also answer.

Oral Questions to the Secretary of State for Wales

1

MrElfynLlwyd (Dwyfor Meirionnydd): What discussions she has had with Ministerial colleagues and Ministers in the Welsh Government on the effects of fuel prices
on (a) rural and (b) urban areas in Wales; and if she will make a statement.

(81780)

2

KarlTurner (Kingston upon Hull East): What recent assessment she has made of the level of unemployment in Wales.

(81781)

3

ChrisBryant (Rhondda): What recent estimate she has made of the number of 16 to 24 year olds who are unemployed in Wales.

(81782)

4

ChrisEvans (Islwyn): What recent discussions she has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the effects in Wales of the rate of inflation.

(81783)

5

MrDavidHanson (Delyn): When she next expects to meet representatives of the solar industry in Wales to discuss the feed-in tariff consultation.

(81784)

6

CarolineDinenage (Gosport): What recent discussions she has had with Ministerial colleagues and Ministers in the Welsh Government on the cross-border
economic implications of the development of Enterprise Zones.

(81785)

7

MrRobinWalker (Worcester): What recent discussions she has had with (a) Ministerial colleagues and (b) others on the work of UK Trade and Investment
in promoting inward investment in Wales.

(81786)

8

AndrewMiller (Ellesmere Port and Neston): What recent assessment she has made of the level of unemployment in Wales.

(81787)

9

AndrewSelous (South West Bedfordshire): What recent discussions she has had with Ministerial colleagues on measures to stimulate economic growth in Wales.

(81788)

10

DavidRutley (Macclesfield): What recent discussions she has had with Ministerial colleagues and Ministers in the Welsh Government on support for small
and medium-sized enterprises in Wales.

(81789)

11

StuartAndrew (Pudsey): What recent discussions she has had with Ministerial colleagues and Ministers in the Welsh Government on support for small
and medium-sized enterprises in Wales.

(81790)

12

JohnHowell (Henley): What recent discussions she has had with Ministerial colleagues and Ministers in the Welsh Government on cross-border economic
implications of the development of Enterprise Zones.

(81791)

13

SarahNewton (Truro and Falmouth): What recent discussions she has had with (a) Ministerial colleagues and (b) others on broadcasting in Wales.

(81792)

14

JonathanEvans (Cardiff North): What discussions she has had with the First Minister on Welsh exports to non-EU countries.

(81793)

15

JessicaMorden (Newport East): What recent assessment she has made of the state of the Welsh economy; and if she will make a statement.

(81794)

At 12 noon

Oral Questions to the Prime Minister

Unless otherwise indicated the Members listed below will ask a Question without notice.

Q1

AndrewBingham (High Peak): If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 23 November.

(81730)

Q2

RichardOttaway (Croydon South):

(81731)

Q3

AnnMcKechin (Glasgow North):

(81732)

Q4

SimonKirby (Brighton, Kemptown):

(81733)

Q5

MrEdwardTimpson (Crewe and Nantwich):

(81734)

Q6

MarkMenzies (Fylde):

(81735)

Q7

ChrisBryant (Rhondda):

(81736)

Q8

MrsMensch (Corby):

(81737)

Q9

TomGreatrex (Rutherglen and Hamilton West):

(81738)

Q10

MrAlanReid (Argyll and Bute):

(81739)

Q11

DrAlanWhitehead (Southampton, Test):

(81740)

Q12

HelenJones (Warrington North):

(81741)

Q13

MrJohnWhittingdale (Maldon):

(81742)

Q14

MrGordonMarsden (Blackpool South):

(81743)

Q15

JimShannon (Strangford):

(81744)

At 12.30 pm

Urgent Questions (if any)

Ministerial Statements (if any)

Preliminary Business

Ten minute rule Motion

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MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT (CHANGE OF POLITICAL PARTY AFFILIATION)

[Up to 20 minutes]

Chris Skidmore

That leave be given to bring in a Bill to provide that any Member of Parliament who changes voluntarily his or her political
party affiliation described on the ballot paper at the time he or she was elected is deemed to have vacated his or her seat;
and for connected purposes.

The Member moving and a Member opposing this Motion may each speak for up to ten minutes (Standing Order No. 23).

Main Business

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indicates Government Business

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OPPOSITION DAY (un-allotted day)

[Until 7.00 pm]

SUPPORT FOR BUSINESS TO ENCOURAGE ECONOMIC GROWTH AND EMPLOYMENT

Edward Miliband

Mr Chuka Umunna

Ed Balls

Rachel Reeves

Mr Liam Byrne

Ms Rosie Winterton

That this House notes with concern that UK economic growth is flatlining and was choked off well before the recent Eurozone
crisis, that youth unemployment is now more than one million and that Government borrowing is therefore expected to be £46 billion higher than forecast over the Parliament; further notes with regret that the Government has failed to deliver
a credible growth plan, is undermining critical industries in which the UK must compete, is failing to use strategically procurement
and other tools to drive growth and innovation, and is holding back regional growth with its flagship projects mired in inertia
and with most business still waiting for Regional Growth Fund money seven months after the recipients were announced; therefore
calls on the Government to deliver a growth plan that provides an immediate boost to the economy to increase demand and growth,
including a £2 billion tax on bank bonuses to fund 100,000 jobs for young people and build 25,000 more affordable homes; and
further calls on the Government to bring forward long-term investment projects to get people back to work, to reverse the
damaging VAT rise of January 2011 for a temporary period giving families a £450 boost and providing immediate help for the
UK’s high streets, to provide a one-year cut in VAT to five per cent. on home improvements, repairs and maintenance to help
home owners and small businesses, and to provide a one-year national insurance tax break for small firms to help them grow
and create jobs.

GOVERNMENT CUTS TO THE FEED-IN TARIFF FOR SOLAR POWER

Edward Miliband

Caroline Flint

Mr Chuka Umunna

Mary Creagh

Ed Balls

Ms Rosie Winterton

That this House believes that solar power gives families, community organisations and businesses greater control over their
energy bills and will help the UK meet its renewable energy targets and reduce carbon emissions; notes that since the creation
of the feed-in tariffs scheme under the last administration, introduced with cross-party support, nearly 90,000 solar installations
have been completed in the UK and the number of people employed in the solar industry has increased from 3,000 to 25,000;
believes that the Government’s cuts to feed-in tariffs go too far, too fast, will hit jobs and growth in the solar industry,
undermine confidence in the Green Deal and deter investment in the wider green economy; regrets that the cuts to feed-in tariffs
were announced with just six weeks’ notice and come into force before the consultation has even finished; further regrets
that the Government’s plans would exclude nearly nine out of ten households from installing solar power under the feed-in
tariffs scheme, will disproportionately hit social housing and community projects, and could affect thousands of households
which have already installed solar power; and calls on the Government urgently to withdraw the 12 December 2011 deadline and
bring forward more measured proposals that guarantee the continued growth of the solar industry, put feed-in tariffs on a
sustainable footing and are fair to the public.

As an Amendment to Edward Miliband’s proposed Motion (Government cuts to the feed-in tariff for solar power):

The Prime Minister

The Deputy Prime Minister

Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer

Secretary Vince Cable

Secretary Caroline Spelman

Secretary Eric Pickles

Secretary Iain Duncan Smith

Secretary Chris Huhne

Gregory Barker

(a)

Line 1, leave out from ‘House’ to end and add ‘notes that the previous administration only introduced a feed-in tariffs scheme following
pressure from Liberal Democrat and Conservative hon. Members; further notes that during the period up to October 2011 over
120,000 UK solar installations had been completed; further notes that this is three times the deployment expected by the previous
administration; recognises that no commercial-scale solar PV schemes were expected by the previous administration; further
notes that the cost of PV panels has fallen by at least 30 per cent. since the current tariff was introduced and that the
previous administration set the tariff levels for solar PV to deliver a five per cent. index-linked return; regrets that the
previous administration did not draw on the experiences of Germany in setting a sustainable and predictable digression of
tariffs; further notes that failing to act could add £26 to the domestic electricity bill of all consumers in 2020 including
the 5.5 million people left in fuel poverty by the previous administration; further regrets that the previous administration
did not introduce a community tariff; believes that the Government is right to bring the tariff levels back in line with the
rates of return envisaged; acknowledges that it is right to link support under feed-in tarrifs to energy efficiency and the
Green Deal ensuring the most cost-effective carbon abatement measures are introduced first; supports a consultation on the
introduction of a community tariff; and further believes that the Government is putting feed-in tariffs on a long-term, fair
and sustainable footing.’.

The selection of the matters to be debated this day has been made by the Leader of the Opposition.

Proceedings on the Motions in the name of Edward Miliband may continue, though opposed, until 7.00 pm, and will then lapse
if not previously disposed of (Order of 14 November).

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CONTRACTING OUT

[No debate]

Secretary Eric Pickles

That the draft Local Authorities (Contracting Out of Community Infrastructure Levy Functions) Order 2011, which was laid before
this House on 7 September, be approved.